Clarence S. Fisher was born in Philadelphia in 1876 and attended the University of Pennsylvania, attaining a degree in architecture
in 1897 but devoting his entire life to archaeology. His first archaeology field experience was as the architect for the initial
Babylonian expedition to Nippur from 1898 to 1900. This was followed by a research fellowship in Babylonian archaeology at
the University Museum. Fisher also worked as an assistant to Harvard Archaeologist, George Andrew Reisner in Egypt and Samaria.
From Reisner, Fisher learned archaeological techniques and the methods of meticulous record keeping he would use in his later
work. Fisher was appointed a curator of the Egyptian section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum by George B. Gordon
in 1914. He spent the next nine years in the field collecting data in Dendereh, Giza, Memphis, and Dra Abu el-Naga. Fisher's
expedition to the cemetery at Dendereh re-worked a site that had been explored by Charles S. Rosher and W.M. Flinders Petrie,
producing more precise data and a wealth of objects from the burial sites. The Clarence S. Fisher Dendereh expedition records
consist of seven archival boxes of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, plans, post-excavation notes and photographs. Additional
material includes three card files with tomb notecards and object cards. In addition, there are seven large object register
books stored in two boxes and oversize materials stored in the map case.

title

Clarence S. Fisher Dendereh Expedition records

creator

Fisher, Clarence Stanley, 1876-1941

id

PU-Mu. 1011

repository

University of Pennsylvania Penn Museum Archives

extent

7.7 linear foot

inclusive date

1915-1949

bulk date

1915-1918

abstract/scope/contents

Clarence S. Fisher was born in Philadelphia in 1876 and attended the University of Pennsylvania, attaining a degree in architecture
in 1897 but devoting his entire life to archaeology. His first archaeology field experience was as the architect for the initial
Babylonian expedition to Nippur from 1898 to 1900. This was followed by a research fellowship in Babylonian archaeology at
the University Museum. Fisher also worked as an assistant to Harvard Archaeologist, George Andrew Reisner in Egypt and Samaria.
From Reisner, Fisher learned archaeological techniques and the methods of meticulous record keeping he would use in his later
work. Fisher was appointed a curator of the Egyptian section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum by George B. Gordon
in 1914. He spent the next nine years in the field collecting data in Dendereh, Giza, Memphis, and Dra Abu el-Naga. Fisher's
expedition to the cemetery at Dendereh re-worked a site that had been explored by Charles S. Rosher and W.M. Flinders Petrie,
producing more precise data and a wealth of objects from the burial sites. The Clarence S. Fisher Dendereh expedition records
consist of seven archival boxes of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, plans, post-excavation notes and photographs. Additional
material includes three card files with tomb notecards and object cards. In addition, there are seven large object register
books stored in two boxes and oversize materials stored in the map case.

Clarence S. Fisher was born in Philadelphia in 1876 and attended the University of Pennsylvania, attaining a degree in architecture
in 1897 but devoting his entire life to archaeology. His first archaeology field experience was as the architect for the initial
Babylonian expedition to Nippur from 1898 to 1900. This was followed by a research fellowship in Babylonian archaeology at
the University Museum. Fisher also gained experience as an assistant to Harvard Archaeologist, George Andrew Reisner in Egypt
and Samaria. From Reisner, Fisher learned archaeological techniques and the methods of meticulous record keeping he would
use in his later work. Fisher was appointed a curator of the Egyptian section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum by
George B. Gordon in 1914. He spent the next nine years in the field collecting data in Dendereh, Giza, Memphis, and Dra Abu
el-Naga. The Clarence S. Fisher Memphis excavation records consist of six archival boxes of correspondence, notes, field cards,
diaries, catalogues and photographs. In addition there is a card file with object notes. Oversize drawings, maps, plans, watercolors
and financial records complete the collection.

title

Clarence S. Fisher Memphis Expedition records

creator

Fisher, Clarence Stanley, 1876-1941

id

PU-Mu. 1010

repository

University of Pennsylvania Penn Museum Archives

extent

7 linear foot

inclusive date

1915-1969

bulk date

1915-1923

abstract/scope/contents

Clarence S. Fisher was born in Philadelphia in 1876 and attended the University of Pennsylvania, attaining a degree in architecture
in 1897 but devoting his entire life to archaeology. His first archaeology field experience was as the architect for the initial
Babylonian expedition to Nippur from 1898 to 1900. This was followed by a research fellowship in Babylonian archaeology at
the University Museum. Fisher also gained experience as an assistant to Harvard Archaeologist, George Andrew Reisner in Egypt
and Samaria. From Reisner, Fisher learned archaeological techniques and the methods of meticulous record keeping he would
use in his later work. Fisher was appointed a curator of the Egyptian section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum by
George B. Gordon in 1914. He spent the next nine years in the field collecting data in Dendereh, Giza, Memphis, and Dra Abu
el-Naga. The Clarence S. Fisher Memphis excavation records consist of six archival boxes of correspondence, notes, field cards,
diaries, catalogues and photographs. In addition there is a card file with object notes. Oversize drawings, maps, plans, watercolors
and financial records complete the collection.